As I grow older, my neuroses become more and more apparent to me. Apparently everyone else has known about them for quite some time.

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Vanity run amok

Today was one of those days where we started out with the good intentions to run L.S.D. and ran intervals instead.

Vanity Intervals.

You know, where you're running at a pretty solid pace, and you spy a group of runners ahead. So you suck it up and push a little bit harder, you run a little bit taller, you swing your arms, you check your form, you make sure your pace is SOLID and when you pass those runners you say a strong, "Good Morning."

That's right.

Vanity over rules good sense.

The best is that in the area we run in there are runners all over the place. Vanity sprints become more like interval repeats. "Good Morning". Head nod. Making sure that the impression of, "I've been doing this for miles and miles and I could do it for miles longer" is thoroughly passed along.

That's how we got through our run today.

"Good Morning."

Nod of the head, smile, pick it up, crush the hill, fly down the roads, and maybe even toss in a little wave...
or, maybe not...
... all depends on if we can pull it off without looking tired.

This made me smile. I always feel like I have to run faster too, to pass other runner. And once I have passed them by, all I can think is that I have to keep it up, 'cause I don't want thém to pass me.

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About GBA GF

I'm a mother of 3 kids, and I stayed at home until they all went to school. A few years ago I decided to go back to college so that I can have a job I actually want instead of a job that I'm "stuck with" due to lack of skills. Now I'm a nurse, working full time, and I love it.
I like to write. I find peace when I draw. I meditate during my swim. I enjoy my ride. I love my run. A freaking lot. (Like a heroin addict loves H.)
I have run a lot of races, and while I'm super proud of the marathon that I finished in Dec '11, I'm equally proud of the 5K I finished in April of '08.
I grew up in Virginia Beach, and people always act like that's a big deal. "Wow, that must have been great". No, not really. It's not like I lived on the beach. I did try surfing once, but only once. Fortunately my nose wasn't broken...
~Savor the Run~

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Defining GBA**

"...And I smiled to myself as I thought of EXACTLY what I would say when he asked me how I was feeling. I mean here I am.

I’m at frickin mile 23 1/2 of a marathon. I’m crushing my PR. I’m running with my POSSE. I have stopped to (unsuccessfully) vom on the side of the course. Yup. I knew what 2 words I would say.... at mile 24 Q dropped the other group, and I was rewarded for my patience. 'How you doing?' 'Galactically BadA$$'."